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August 30, 2014

I seem to go in spurts, posting to the blog here, but I REALLY am going to try to keep this a consistent thing. It's pretty amazing, how easy it can be to neglect writing new posts. Today, I am sharing a card I made for one of my nephews. I saw a similar design (and I apologize, because I now can not find the original source) and I thought it would be a great 'boy' design.

I pulled out my papers, inks, stamps and dies and got myself ready to create a masterpiece! Alright, well, maybe not a MASTERPIECE, but the birthday boy liked it, so all good in my eyes :).

I started out with a Tropical Teal base, if you've never used Papertrey Ink's Cardstock, it is heavenly - nice and thick and sturdy, love it! On the white layer, I stamped some images from Grunge Me in Kraft ink, to anchor the focal point.

Next, I die cut some stars using the Sketched Stars dies, in a few different colors (Hawaiian Shores, Simply Chartreuse, and Tropical Teal), and on top of that, I placed a Kraft star, stamped with images from Star Prints, die cut with the Seeing Stars dies.

To add my sentiment, I used the 3 colors of ink that coordinated with the die cut stars, and made an 'ombre effect' on the 'happy' from Wet Paint - and finished off the sentiment with True Black ink.

Off to another birthday party today -- with a family as big as ours, we're BOUND to be headed off to a party on any given weekend, lol... Thanks for stopping by!!!

August 18, 2014

Hey there!!! LOOOOOONG time no see! It's been one heck of a year. Some good, some bad, but it's ALL flying by! I've made some cards here and there throughout the year, but most haven't made it here to the blog, but check out my Instagram account, they usually at very least make it there :). (link is in the upper right of the screen)

I came by to share this card with you that I made this past weekend. My neighbor is turning 7, and wanted an Alice in Wonderland party. I thought long and hard, and the idea hit me! How about a card with the Cheshire Cat?? You know, when we first meet him, in the dark?? YUP! I can do that! lol. I broke out my punches, and my large circle nestabilities, and got to work. Here's the front -- the sentiment is from Papertrey Ink's Stylish Sentiments: Birthday.

Ok, so that came out kind of cute -- used a thin line black marker to draw his teeth. Next, on to the inside! I drew his tail freehand on an old piece of Orchid Opulence CS from SU!, and cut it out, then added some strips of Rich Razzleberry (Also SU!) to make the stripes on his tail. The sentiment inside are cut from various Papertrey Ink Dies. This has GOT to be one of my favorite cards that I have made recently...just fun.

My girls each made something too - A made her card 2 months ago in anticipation of this day, so she was disappointed that hers wasn't Alice themed, but I thought she did a great job. The only thing I helped with was die cutting the '7'.

This was the front:

And here is the back:

Lastly S made this one, to look like a playing card, another nod to the movie, and she colored the adorable Rio image from Simply Betty Stamps like Alice:

January 27, 2014

It feels SO good to be crafting again!!! Thanks to everyone who commented on my card for the PTI blog hop the other day, I had a lot of fun, just making something for me :). Wellllll, I'm back again today, because as soon as I saw this color challenge over at Reverse Confetti, I was in LOVE. Totally love this color combo!!!

I've been playing around with my copics alot lately, and just wanted to do something bright and warm. It's been SO COLD here in NY, I thought of a nice Caribbean getaway...ahhhhhhhh....

A little gold glitter sets off the 'shimmer' in the water...oh, to be in Grand Turk, lol....that's what this color of water reminds me of. Have you ever been there? It's gorgeous. I was fortunate enough to go on a cruise with my entire family the Summer before last, and Grand Turk was one of the stops. It was my favorite. I wish we had more time there than we did. Anyway - thanks Jen for this awesome color combo, and all of the inspiration. The sentiment is from Count Your Rainbows.

January 25, 2014

Long time, no see!! Seems like time is just FLYING by these days, so many things to do, so little time. My children's schedule keeps me super busy these days, so crafting has not been at the top of the list, but I'm trying to make a point to MAKE more time for it!

I just got a box of new goodies from PTI, and decided it would be a good time to put some of them to use! The challenge this month is to feature the color PINK :). I've been loving all of the cards made with that tilted layer (though I don't have the dies) but I made my own, and went with it.

October 9, 2013

We've had a CAH-RAAAYYYY- ZZZZYYY September! Between back to school routines, and birthdays, and weddings, we've been SUPER busy!! We were invited to 2 weddings, back to back weekends - and I'm POOPED! It was so nice this past weekend not to have to get all gussied up ;0).

Anyway - for the first wedding (on Sept. 21) I thought I would share some of the things I helped the bride with -- They held their wedding in their back yard, it was rustic, elegant, and comfortable. I loved how nice it was, though it wasn't a great weather day.

For the guests, everyone got a mason jar mug with a handle to drink from, which also served as their seating arrangement.

The bride's friend made this great sign!

Here are the mugs:

I used my Cricut to cut out the chalkboard labels. Then 3 of us put the labels on all of the jars, and I wrote the names on allllllllll of the jars, while the other 2 cranked out a WHOLE LOTTA TAGS and a BAJILLION little numbers for the tags, it was a lot of effort, but I think they came out great! (Yes, the jars are wet, because it was POURING, and blowing in under the tent!

Here are the centerpieces, She cut each and every wine bottle, and I made the table numbers. They are in the shape of the plate on the front of a motocross bike, as that is one of the groom's favorite things to do. We used a popular 'racing font' for the numbers -- I made these with my Cricut and Sure Cuts A Lot (I haven't updated my machine, or the software, so I can still use it! yaaaaayyyy lol).

Here's one of my favorite photos I took that day...I had NOTHING to do with this one, but wanted to point out that the flower in the bride's hair was made from her Mom's wedding dress, how cool is that?

Oh - and I did make them a card... just in case you were thinking I didn't, lol. The girls' dresses were a teal green - more to the green side, but I didn't have anything closer than hawaiian shores, so...

October 8, 2013

Hello October (cooler weather—yay!) and Hello REVERSE CONFETTI Fans! It’s the 8th of the month –Blog Hop time! Are ya’ll ready to savor some sweet inspiration? Grab a cuppa and take some time to enjoy this month’s creative Blog Hop from Reverse Confetti. Last month’s release was all about fall and spooks and today we are inspiring you with projects and cards using those stamps and any other previously released stamps from Reverse Confetti. Along with the Confetti Crew (our fabulous design team), I've also been invited to join in on the action!

The hop started over on the Reverse Confetti blog, and you should have made it here from Val's blog. It would be worth your while to start at the beginning of the hop, so you don’t miss a thing. We have tons of inspiration for you to see using all of Reverse Confetti’s amazing stamp sets!

I've been really getting into the halloween spirit around here, starting to decorate, and think of costumes and such. How about you? I decided to use Spooky Cuties and Spooky Sentiments for my card today. Last time, I used the cauldron for a pot of gold, but today, I used it for it's original intention, a bubbling pot of witch's brew. I used clear EP, and cut out the image on some dark gray CS. it's mounted with dimensionals. The sentiment is also heat embossed, and I used some peal accents for the 'bubbles'. For a little extra dazzle, I brought in that fun sparkly spider and web in the corner, I picked them up at M's the other day.

I hope you’ve enjoyed hopping with us today. Be sure and hop with us on the 8th of EVERY MONTH for more REVERSE CONFETTI inspiration! Now it’s time to hop on over to Susan’s blog. If you get lost along the way, you can find the hop order and list of all the participating designers below or over on the Reverse Confetti blog.

How would you like to win some Reverse Confetti goodies of your very own? Leave a comment on each stop along the way for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to REVERSE CONFETTI. Comments are open until Thursday, October 10th at 2pm CST, and the winner will be announced on the Week in Reverse post on the 11th over on the Reverse Confetti Blog!

BUT WAIT -- just a few things before you hop along though, just to keep you “in the know”…

SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY (SFYTT)—Play along each month for your chance to win the ENTIRE NEXT RELEASE and to be invited to play along with the Confetti Crew as we sneak peek and hop with all the new stamps. Click HERE for more details and link list.

‘FETTI FINDS—Link your REVERSE CONFETTI creations to the link list posted on the Reverse Confetti blog each Monday. (Note: Reverse Confetti stamps are required for ‘Fetti Finds.) A ‘Fetti Fave will be announced on the Reverse Confetti Blog from that months’ entries. The ‘FETTI FAVE will receive the ENTIRE NEXT STAMP RELEASE and is invited to play along with the Confetti Crew for sneak peeks and new release blog hop with all the new stamps. Click HERE for more details and link list. It happened to me, it can happen to you, too!

September 8, 2013

It’s
finally here—a new release from REVERSE CONFETTI! It’s the 8th of the month, and this time we are looking forward to those fall days
and the spooky treats that come our way for Halloween.Come and hop along with the Confetti Crew as
we share some creative ideas using September’s FIVE new trendy stamp sets.Along with the Confetti Crew (the fabulous
design team), I've also been invited to join in on the
action! As a 'Fetti Fave, I received the entire release FOR FREE, and got to sneak peek projects along with the design team -- thanks again to Jen and the rest of the Confetti Crew for the awesome opportunity!

The hop started over on the Reverse Confettiblog, and you should have made it here from Val’s blog. It would be worth
your while to start at the beginning of the hop, so you don’t miss a thing. We
have tons of inspiration for you to see using all the new Reverse Confetti
stamp sets!

Here are the new sets that are available NOW!

I have just a few more projects I'd like to share with you today -- hope you like them! Here is the full shot of the card at the top of my post - which uses Count Your Rainbows, and the cauldron from Spooky Cuties, thought it made a great pot of gold, as well!

Next up, a couple that use Forever Fall. This first one is going to a friend who is stationed in Uganda right now. I've got a few goodies in a box ready to go, and this will be included in the package for her.

Our servicemen and women can never hear these words enough. I learned earlier today of the death of a soldier in Afghanistan whose hometown is not far from here, and it is always a reminder of how much these men and women are willing to give up for our freedom. I stamped and embossed the heart image on red, white, and blue CS, and then cut them free-hand. A little red and white twine finished this one off.This next one is just sweet, fun, and totally simple.

A little copper embossing for the sentiment, and some more baker's twine.And LAST, but not least - one more Halloween card, using Spooky Cuties and Spooky Sentiments:

I made the scene on some purple CS, using the fence and little black cat images, embellished with a moon made from a circle punch, and some die cut teeny tiny stars, plus some stickles for a little extra twinkle. The 'October 31' was stamped and embossed on a little banner, and the numbers filled in with some more stickles. Thank you all sooo much for coming along with me this week, I hope you've enjoyed my projects as much as I have enjoyed making them, and that maybe you'll stop by now and then and say hi!

I hope you’ve enjoyed hopping
with us today. Be sure and hop with us on the 8th of EVERY MONTH for more
REVERSE CONFETTI inspiration! Now it’s time to hop on over to Susan’s blog. If
you get lost along the way, you can find the hop order and list of all the
participating designers below or over on the Reverse Confetti blog.

BUT WAIT -- just a few things before you hop along
though, just to keep you “in the know”…

SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY (SFYTT)—Play along each month for
your chance to win the ENTIRE NEXT RELEASE and to be invited to play along with
the Confetti Crew as we sneak peek and hop with all the new stamps. Click HERE
for more details and link list.

‘FETTI FINDS—Link your REVERSE CONFETTI creations to the link list
posted on the Reverse Confetti blog each Monday. (Note: Reverse Confetti stamps are required for
‘Fetti Finds.) A ‘Fetti Fave will be
announced on the Reverse Confetti Blog from that months’ entries. The
‘FETTI FAVE will receive the ENTIRE NEXT STAMP RELEASE and is invited to play
along with the Confetti Crew for sneak peeks and new release blog hop with all the new
stamps. Click HERE for more details and
link list. It happened to me, it can happen to you, too!

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